Adversity

What is it about adversity that changes one’s heart and in doing so enhances their ability to enact positive change. Is this hardship and difficulty some kind of prerequisite to the incentive? Why do you suppose God would rub shoulders with such seemingly lost souls who most folks would deem undeserving? Benevolence is a gift […]

Balance

 Dion & Eddie “The Drummers hand Shake” To espouse a sense of importance is too often the case when unrefined talent is misconstrued as an entitlement. Talent is like faith, without works it avails us nothing, nothing but ego. When talent is distinguished, it is the ego that is all too often espoused. Balance is a […]

Kindness

I’ve mentioned that a Thread of Kindness connects our TRAP students no matter where they are or what belief they hold dear. No matter what language they speak or what culture they embrace, they don’t see race, origin or religion. When we look in their eyes it’s always God we see in the reflection. Kindness […]

It’s not enough

It’s not enough to provide shelter, food, and clothing for our friends with Intellectual differences. Preparing them to be successful in the typical world requires education. When we teach our friends to be successful in the social realm, it means teaching them the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic as well as social skills and […]